In between passing bread, pouring drinks and making sharp interruptions over politics, I kept hearing these familiar, and frankly inaccurate, nuggets of dialogue surrounding the topic of modern feminism.

“Well, I can have sex with three guys in one night because I’m a feminist.” “Oh yeah, I am totally a feminist, I just read Lena Dunham’s memoir.” “It’s so unfair that women get paid less than men.” *Five minutes later* “Can you believe he...